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US 9,061,821 B2Granted
Apparatus for control of a volatile material dispenser
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Helf, Edward L. Paas, Paul E. Furner, Rene Maurice Beland, James F. Kimball
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Abstract
A volatile material dispenser includes a housing adapted to receive a container that includes a tilt-activated valve stem. The housing includes a resilient retaining structure. The resilient retaining structure is adapted to retain a portion of the container. An electric drive unit is disposed within the housing. The drive unit includes a cam for engaging a portion of the container to actuate the valve stem.
Claims17
A volatile material dispenser, comprising:
- a container;
- a housing adapted to receive the container having a tilt-activated valve stem, wherein the housing includes a resilient retaining structure, and wherein the resilient retaining structure is a fulcrum, which is adapted to retain a portion of the container and to bend to allow the container to tilt from a pre-actuated position to an actuated position and is adapted to dispense a volatile material in an upward direction;
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- an electric drive unit disposed within the housing, wherein the drive unit includes a cam for engaging a portion of the container to actuate the valve stem.
1 more element
A volatile material dispenser, comprising:
- a housing adapted to retain a container in a substantially upright, suspended operable position, wherein the container includes a tilt-activated valve stem;
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- a drive unit disposed within the housing, wherein the drive unit includes a cam having a gear portion, which imparts transverse motion to a body of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.